Fire Mage

Fire changes

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  NewHeating Up

  Row 4, requires Pyroblast. Direct crits from Fireball, Frostfire Bolt, Fire Blast and Scorch cut the next Pyroblast cast by 25%, stacking 3 times to a 1.5-second cast.

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  ChangedIgnite

  A separate debuff per Mage instead of one shared one, with timing fixed so close crits are not lost.

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  ChangedWake of Fire

  Was Improved Fire Blast, now row 1. Shorter Fire Blast cooldown, and kills give the next Fire Blast a large crit bonus.

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  ChangedIncineration

  Was Incinerate, now row 1. Also adds crit to Ice Lance and Arcane Blast.

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  ChangedImproved Fireball

  Also shortens the Frostfire Bolt cast.

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  ChangedImproved Scorch

  The debuff only benefits the Mage who applied it.

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  ChangedBlast Wave

  No longer requires Pyroblast.

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  ChangedImpact and Burning Soul

  Impact triggers less from low-rank spells; Burning Soul now takes 3 points.

Baseline changes — every Mage

These apply to Fire too, regardless of where talent points go.

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  NewComprehension

  A Mage-only minor tradeskill. Comprehend Scroll lets you read and decipher scrolls dropped by creatures.

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  NewFrostfire Bolt

  Learned at level 40. A 3-second Fire and Frost hybrid that adds damage over time and a slow, using your better school bonus and the target’s lower resistance.

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  ChangedCone of Cold

  Shorter duration, to cut kiting-based farming and boosting.

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  ChangedMage Armor

  Larger mana regeneration bonus from Spirit.

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  ChangedMagic Attunement

  Now baseline instead of an Arcane talent.